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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8402

18 February 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 41 / 46
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/transport
Parliament strengthens Commission's White Paper

Brussels, 17/02/2003 (Agence Europe) - Last Wednesday, the European Parliament adopted by a large majority (406 to 95 and 33 abstentions) the report by Spanish Socialist Juan Izquierdo Collado on the White Paper presented by the European Commission in September 2001 on European transport policy with a view to 2010 (see EUROPE of 12 September 2001).

The Parliament considers the priorities of a European transport policy must be to fight against pollution and bottlenecks, and in favour of...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's lesson to US, Ms Reding's initiative and the amendment Walz
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN SUMMIT: Move to adopt common European position not excluding last resort to use force to disarm Iraq
(EU) EU/TURKEY/CYPRUS: Gül and Annan meet Javier Solana - Concern within EU after Papadopoulos is elected
(EU) NATO/IRAQ: Agreement on defensive planning measures to support Turkey - AWACS, Patriot and protection against chemical weapons
(EU) EU/CONVENTION: Presidium finalises new series of draft articles on instruments
(EU) EU/CONVENTION/RELIGION: Pope's appeal to Convention members
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: Tassos Papadopoulos new president
(EU) EU/BALKANS/ENLARGEMENT: Croatia will submit its official request for accession on 21 February
(EU) EU/KAZAKHSTAN: EU considers trial of opposition journalist in Kazakhstan is not fair
(EU) EU/DEFENCE: Adoption of regulation on dual purpose exports
(EU) EU/BALKANS:
(EU) EP/IRAQ:
(EU) EP/ZIMBABWE: Parliament requests strengthening sanctions
(EU) EP/VENEZUELA:
(EU) EP/KAZAAKHSTAN:
(EU) EU/CYPRUS: EU reiterates support for donors' conference
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EP/ECONOMY: For Mr Duisenberg, the threat of war in Iraq is clouding economic prospects- fluctuating oil prices complicate inflation forecasts
(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COMMISSION:
(EU) EU/ECB: Mrs Randzio-Plath believes Wim Duisenberg's mandate should be extended to the end of 2003
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Opposition between Italy, Austria and Germany could block agreement on energy taxation
(EU) EU/VIETNAM: End of negotiations on trade agreement
(EU) EU/EUROPOL: Signing on Tuesday of co-operation agreement between Europol and the European Commission
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
(EU) EU/WTO: Tokyo informal meeting confirms divergence over farm dossier - New Harbinson document mid-March - Brazilian initiative on medicines
(EU) EU/HEALTH: David Byrne confirms EU determination to negotiate convention framework at WHO in order to vigorously control tobacco
(EU) EU/HUMANITARIAN AID: Commission adopts EUR 15 million for Burundi in 2003
(EU) EU/ANGOLA: New humanitarian aid package for Angola of EUR 8 million
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission refers six Electrabel and Flemish local authority energy supplier cases to Belgian competition authorities
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears acquisition of joint control over Oriville by Singapore Technologies
(EU) EU/REGIONS/FUTURE OF EUROPE:
(EU) EP/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Parliament criticises the Commission's communication on third generation mobile communications
(EU) EP/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Parliament opens door for adoption of a common position on the "Modinis" programme
(EU) EP/INFORMATION SOCIETY: Parliament wishes to extend scope of proposal on re-use and commercialisation of public sector documents
(EU) EP/INFORMATION SOCIETY: adoption of the Khanbhai report on the impact of the e-economy
(EU) EP/INFORMATION SOCIETY: quasi-unanimity on eEurope 2005
(EU) EP/DEVELOPMENT: Parliament changes proposal on aid in fields of health, reproduction and sexuality
(EU) EP/HEALTH:
(EU) EP/DRUGS:
(EU) EP/DEPLETED URANIUM WEAPONS:
(EU) EP/TRANSPORT: Parliament strengthens Commission's White Paper
(EU) EP/INDUSTRIAL POLICY: EP/Trade Union Intergroup criticises Commission communication on EU industrial policy
(EU) EU/EESC/BRAZIL: Roger Briesch proposes ways to cooperate with Brazil's Economic and Social Development Council
(EU) EU/TRANSPORT:
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT
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